The U.S. power sector made significant progress in the transition away from coal in 2019, driving substantial reductions in pollution from the power sector, according to a new analysis released today.
After using different forms of contraception for a decade, Marina Pavlovic Rivas was fed up with the various side effects and looking for a better option. She wanted something non-invasive, without hormones but still reliable. Her search came up empty.
There is steadily growing consensus that corporate sustainability is a business imperative. Audrey Choi of Morgan Stanley tells us: “In one meta-analysis, 88% of studies found that companies that adhered to social or environmental standards showed better operational performance, and 80% of studies showed a positive effect on stock price performance.”
As we all have experienced within these past few months, the year 2020 has been one of uncertainty and change. Despite the challenges facing business and society, ON Semiconductor has steadfastly continued in its commitment to corporate social responsibility and giving back to communities through grant making.
CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has joined together with its customers on its Acts of Caring program to support critical needs in communities across the country.
Eleven years ago, I received a phone call that changed my life. A childhood friend called asking if I would like to join her newly formed nonprofit as they traveled to Nepal on their first medical mission to perform total joint reconstruction...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received another distinction for Olympic House. The IOC’s new headquarters in Lausanne has been awarded the European 2020 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Award.
We Are Your Voice is an initiative that connects employers and people with disabilities looking to begin their careers. Each year, We Are Your Voice hosts a job fair exclusively for people with disabilities seeking new opportunities.
The COVID-19 emergency has made it clear that the world needs to work comprehensively to build an inclusive and sustainable future. For this reason, the National Planning Department (DNP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with...
Qualcomm, in collaboration with MTM Tecnologia and ClearTech launched a free mobile app supporting the Green & Yellow Blood Project in Brazil, designed to promote and facilitate safe blood donation throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From building a groundbreaking recycling supply chain that has kept over 60 million plastic bottles out of the ocean, to achieving 100 percent renewable electricity in the United States.
Republic Services, Inc. today announced the donation of 100,000 N95 masks to assist essential service providers in Atlanta and in Rutherford County, Tenn., amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will provide much-needed support to healthcare...
Haben Goitom’s journey to her role as Alliant Energy’s Director of Business Transformation began in the legal department seven years ago. Today, she’s been recognized by one of the utility industry’s leading publications for her accomplishments.
Fifth Third Bank’s Director of Supplier Diversity Marsha Thornton was recently featured in Women’s Enterprise USA, the United States' foremost quarterly print and digital publication supporting Women's Business Enterprises.
For the fifth consecutive year, Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, has been named to Selling Power magazine’s list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For.
Keep America Beautiful® in partnership with Diageo North America and its Diageo Community Activity and Relief Efforts program, today announced the creation of the Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant program
Tangipahou Parish School System’s Roseland Montessori School in Roseland, Louisiana has been awarded a $10,000 STEM education grant as part of 2020 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes.
Combining policy and entertainment, Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Summit and The Concert aired in more than 180 countries, and streamed globally across Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Raising $1.5 billion in cash grants and $5.4 billion in loans – a total of $6.9 billion – from governments, the private sector and foundations,
Stella Hankins, an up-and-coming designer currently making face masks for the public out of her small studio space in Wichita, Kansas, is not shy to share her personal life.
Summer fruit trees are full, mushrooms dot the forest floor and the edible world seems ripe for the taking. But where to start? And how can you be sure you’re going about it in a safe, ethical way?
